Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-02-04
IN CASE OF FIRE.
VARIABLE Advice to women.

vnAonote Aovhc9 70 Womeus
The following letter appeared In the
Esondon Times
Will you grant me space TO explain
trieay what, / think, should be the first
tAing to be done by girl or woman
whose DIRE has caught fire. and slmi-
eaxiy the first duty Of any one who goes
- her rescue?
A girl or woman who meets with this
eocident should Immediately lie down on
oAe foor. and so any one who goes to
har assistance should instantly, II she
0dll be erect. make her lie down, or II
0oodful, throw her down In a horizontal
positi0n, and keep her in IL.
Sparks fly upward, and flames ascend.
Ignition from below mounts with fearful
npidity; and, as a result, well known to
experts, the fatality or disfgurements in
these lamentable cases is due to the
burns inflicted about the body, neck,
face and head, and not injuries to the
lower limbs.
Now, the very moment that the person
whose clothes are on lire Is In hori-
sontal posi- ion on a Hat surface, the
flames still ascend. but only into the air.
and not encircling their victim. Time is
such a CT sis In tight against fire few
seconds are precious. nny, priceless.
Once In the prone position the person
amicted may rnwl TO n bell-pull or to q
door so as to clutch at the une or open
the other to obtain help. The draught
from an open door into the room would
serve to blow the flames. II any, away
from the body.
Or again, still crawling. the sufferer
may be able to secure rug or table
cover. or other article al hand, TO smoth-
er any remaining flames
say remaining flames. for as soon as
the horizontal position is assumed they
have no longer much TO feed upon. and
may either do out. as the phrase Is, or
may be accidentally or Intentionally ex-
tinguished as the person rolls or moves
upon the floor.
In any case, not only is time gained,
but the injury inflicted Is minimized.
In the eventof the conditions not being
those Of self help. but of assistance from
another, II IL be q man who comes 10 the
rescue. having first AMI instantly thrown
the girl or woman down. IL h easy 10
take of his coat and 20 stitle the dimin-
tshed flames with this or some other
suitable covering. the flames playing
now upward from the lower limbs or
lower part of the pody Of the PROSTATE
fellow-creature.
II il be woman who rushes to give
aid, this last-named condition suggests
that the "a er mode OF rendering il Is to
approach the sufferer by the head, and
ning something thence over the lower
part OF The body. for fear Of setting fire
20 b rself.
II. in these earful accidents, the hori-
zontal position be assumed or enforced.
ther would b.. In short, comparative
a.. -Hunity and limited injury. II not,
what must happen? The iirA will mount;
the flames land il is thee which do the
itjury) will envelop body inside and
outside the clothes, aud will reach the
neck and he'd. and then. indeed. they
NAV be smother-d by coat or wrapper,
or rug, while the victim is frightfully
dishgured or is doomed to perish.
For mahy years l have urged these
views whie lecturing on iurie- from
bur's: anil ouce I had All ocnsion Ia
Illus inle them practically uugh Ia
con aIaiv ly trivial ACCIDENT,
Snulr r,'.-ings OF O yer lHiammahlc
OudiatA"i upHL III ~ hh' p''7i'' va
patient in one OF my surgical wards;
they were promptly seized by student.
who threw them into In. middle of the
ward. and enfoavored In stamp out the
flaming mnir ihl But this con- aiming
paraflin and rr>n adhered tn his boots,
and rs lrg- ms he danced about were
getting unromIortably hot.
To his astoni-hmrut. and TO the un-
doubted surprise ~ "yery one In sight,
/ ,aught him by lhr e liar ~ his coat.
and tripped up b legs. Instantly the
flames becaae harnnrss. AMI were ex-
unguished by nurse throwing a jug Of
wafer on them.
have often thought that on the ap-
proach OF the WiHt T season there esh puld
be at every school whether board. vol
untary or private. wheth for girls or
boys. an address, il moi an actual demon
stration by means of suitable M dels,
pointing out what should be- done In
these pecial calan ties.
II two uprighl models were prepared
alike, and simultaneously set on fire, one
being thrown down aftcr two seconds
and one after irty seconds. or at any
other two dlffere 4 times, the memories
Of children would receive a lasting. and
n might be serviceable, impression.
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